New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-22
THE SILK THIEVES RUN DOWN
ROBBERS OF PUBLIC STORES CONFESS.
RECOVERY OF THE GOoDs-PUBLIC OFFICIALS SAID
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Tho three cases of SILK valued at $4,000, which
stolen from the United states stores last Thursday,
belonging to G. A. AuifmOrdt & Co., No 33 Greene
ST. Passavant & Co.. No 800 Church-st.: and sulz-
bacher. Gcttclman & Nedces No. $40 Broadway
recovered yesterday by Inspector Byres and Michael
O'Bricn Andrew J.. Roberts and George Williams,
three thieves concerned In the robbery, arrested Tho
robbery discovered when one Of The firms last
Friday sent their regular carman to the stores to got
their goods and he returned with 80 word that they
had already been delivered Investigation showed that
the three cases OF goods belonging TO the different
firms had been taken away by the same carman upon
an order which appeared to lie genuine. but which
was ancrward proven to be forgery This delivery
order passed through the hands OF Frederick c. INLAY,
OF the public stores; Clerk O'Ncll, I'm the cashiers
department; and Delivery Clerk Broome. who de
livered the cases to the strange carman. who signed
himself @. Allcn"; and none OF them saw anything
wrong with IT.. at least It IS stated.
The forged order and the names of the three men
which had been forged critically examined and
u was discovered that the work a tracing from
the genuine signatures and had been done with great
skill Inspector Byrncs could iad but one
llitlc clcw and thar the number OF the
wagon which had taken the cases away. Detectives on
sunday afternoon found the wagon in West Thirteenth
st. The owner has several trucks which he hire ont,
and hc stated that man who said that be was William
Wilhcu-on had hired the truck Thursday mOrning
and had brought it back at hafpast o clock I'm the
afternoon. The horses looked a II thry had been
driven hard.
The detectives got a good t-crlpton of Wilkinson
and yesterday morning arrested a man answering his
description I'm an Eighth liquor store. He was
taken Police Headquarters tat would not say any
thing.
CONF SION or TIE GUILTY CARTER
Several hour, af.r hC sent word 10 Inspector
ryrnc5 That he would Ills, TO see him in hi, ohcc
H.. -.#I md "A
SO. II EloomGrld.t. About wcch ago he met
man IS ho said Thai joe was Michael O'i.rrn who told
him that h. looked Ike man who hal little nerve
They had several drink, together and We're joined by
who va. recognized by Williams a, " Auiy'
Roberts. ~" bond fo,-'r
Roberts said That hr wa, satisfied with Willama's :
appearance, and u'lf,n then asked h.n If hr could
,ct tuch fpr ti' following dlr week ago last
Monday. O'Er.cu said That he going TO e'i
goods from tl" IN lic Stores. William, got
'i' trrcl l1f ou Monday onrIcn told hn that h"
would NOT want n that day. rs hc bed not got Dol,
invoices. Iariy Thursday morning O'Burn mot VIII
lam, and to'l n'r 10 got th' varm Williams did
80. dni O'Lr"u gave h.m an order TO get the goods
fsom tlo stor.,. O.rrcn said that thrln would D."
up trouble. Williams pres 'ut.d IN" delivery order
90 OBJ. ci.f. arf went th' usual rounds I'm SAT- ~
aad iu a fcN mourlt- the goods were lowered fr"n
tnr luidug In iLn uuck William, -i-l"i rh' name
= " Al 80" II" 60 NJ krow tu' ul rh'r o." me
f'tfH ana r1l Tao lnuh at If ana i'' idF' iH' ll-Nt
nur.'rr fhprchtlp-.Iv Williams drove oU"r 10 Ilo-
..lrn auI oEr'ru mot hlr n the ferry. Jumped on
t'r truck. drove 20 uuo-cEp..d farm BOO Ia" ave..
about tvo rIl.- from th' ferry. PM tho goods in a
Darn u"r' ami lhru william, brought ha.k ih' truck.
William. had sl35 promised to him ior h'- work.
o'I .rn dl uu give It ~ him. hut said th1t Do" would
do .o thr nest dfv Vuars followed l.r rp no'n
day 10 dlr Cn Tuesday. Williams de and.d Of,
money a-a.u a.l rIr.ru -ad hr wond r.' it for
i.n. o'KI-n v.u' 10 N.k1,'s lDuor ~tp." in
Ti-ith ave.. arI William. followed arl -a" o'Iir'"n
ln cln.r consultation with Eoicre. Whom Roberts
saw Williams lr tlrled away Williams dl not s't
ls money. ~" lccamc Disguised ani thought II V1s
'lnc to help himself IIo got junk wagon, drove
to tho Lab. ave-. barn. made an equal di'l'lon OF
TIE silk and brought DIS hare 10 his homo.
The Inspector pIi h1udrud, on Williams. jumped
iuto clsrasc. tooh hn over ~ the barn and found
the goods a. DE- bad represented Tl' Other goods
were found RI Williams, home aul an wore talon 20
Police Headquarters, Ia'cr In tho day EoNrr's and
o'Encu v.rr arrested .u ] -hth a'' n'I.tu b.
-lNfy fvr year. u'I arl voII mot say an;hug about
himself IIc 4. not known tut is supposed to D." au
expert tlIrf Robert, &. nnv yeas oid and va, th'
as.orioio a. steven atninul ard Valentine GLEASON
in fhr Eniraio. I~' ana Nv York central bond
f,r-rtIo- Ti. prisoners vl i' taken h"'of' a United
state, Commissioner This mornIu, u'u .u r. was
said la'o l1.t evening. h,d lrot"n GoHp aIl made
- conf. ION lmpNratur several I~op'' boo ti' custom
Hol,c Department. There IS conclusive evidence"
tist thc u.r,c. vcrr aided hy som" one who hucw
an about thr wogLiur. of thc Custom House.